Takeoff without airways clearance.

Attributes
ACN	299925
Time
Date	199503
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt tracon : ykm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	299925
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

To the best of my knowledge, I forgot to get clearance. On takeoff, a squawk was issued. At once we realized our mistake. We verified our route with ATC. It matched our release flight plan. We proceeded normally. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter is a captain on the F-100. Although he had a different first officer on each trip, he is not on reserve. At the time of the incident, the reporter had not flown with this first officer ever before, but the reporter does not think that this had anything to do with the incident. The first officer was late and in a hurry when he got to the aircraft. The reporter agreed 'to do the cockpit' for the first officer. The reporter admits that he forgot to get the airways clearance. This would have been done via ACARS. The first notion that there was no clearance was when a squawk was issued after takeoff. The reporter believes that ATC had no notion that the crew had no airways clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF WITHOUT AIRWAYS CLRNC.

Narrative: TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I FORGOT TO GET CLRNC. ON TKOF, A SQUAWK WAS ISSUED. AT ONCE WE REALIZED OUR MISTAKE. WE VERIFIED OUR RTE WITH ATC. IT MATCHED OUR RELEASE FLT PLAN. WE PROCEEDED NORMALLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR IS A CAPT ON THE F-100. ALTHOUGH HE HAD A DIFFERENT FO ON EACH TRIP, HE IS NOT ON RESERVE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE RPTR HAD NOT FLOWN WITH THIS FO EVER BEFORE, BUT THE RPTR DOES NOT THINK THAT THIS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE INCIDENT. THE FO WAS LATE AND IN A HURRY WHEN HE GOT TO THE ACFT. THE RPTR AGREED 'TO DO THE COCKPIT' FOR THE FO. THE RPTR ADMITS THAT HE FORGOT TO GET THE AIRWAYS CLRNC. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE VIA ACARS. THE FIRST NOTION THAT THERE WAS NO CLRNC WAS WHEN A SQUAWK WAS ISSUED AFTER TKOF. THE RPTR BELIEVES THAT ATC HAD NO NOTION THAT THE CREW HAD NO AIRWAYS CLRNC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.